Finally curiosity has gotten the better if me and i think it's about time i dipped my toe in the waters of power metal. Problem being i have no idea about the genre whatsoever, any power metal fans on here? Recs would be welcome obviously.

Avantasia ( metal opera pt 1 and 2)
Angra ( temple of the shadows and Aurora Consurgens)
Theocracy-Mirror Of Souls
Gamma Ray- Land of the free( avoid to the metal at all cost)
Kamelot-The Black Halo
Iced Earth-Burnt Offerings
Blind Guardian- Nightfall In Middle Earth
Demons & Wizards
Heavenly-Virus
Rhapsody Of Fire-Symphony Of Enhcanted Lands pt 1 and 2 ( If you can tolerate the cheesy factor and the lame videos this band is sweet)
Symphony X- Almost everything except their 2 first album which are a little bit bland
Stratovarius- Their material since episode until elements part 1( since pt 2 their albums are bland or poor)
Lost horizon- everything they made
Hellowen- Walls of jericho and both keepers of the seven keys ( pink bubbles and chamaleon are an abomination)
Nightwish- Oceanborn and Wishmaster ( century child and once are very good too but those are more symphonic metal)
Dragonland-Astronomy.

I suggest you to avoid freedom call, altaria, cellador, crystal eyes, grailknights and dragonforce, reovlution renaissance. I'm sure you won't like a big part of their material

Sonata arctica was cool until unia but the topics of the songs made by kakko could annoy some purists metalheads ( mostly are histories of tragic realtionships and stuff like that)

Hammerfall and edguy have a bunch of solid albums ( vain glory opera, mandrake, legacy of kings , glory to the brave ) but a big part of they dsicogrpahy is average, ok or bland ( nothing to spectacular), besides they are chessy as fuck even for power metal standards. The same goes for manowar

Fuck yall power metal is the shit. I love people's holier than thou attitude when it comes to music taste. Like the shit you like isn't gay as fuck.

Well some haters of power metal have some solid arguments that I don't share but are respectable, but other haters of this genre have only heard through the fire and flames on guitar hero and haven't explored the genre properly so they opinion is worthless cuz they lack of knowledge and property

I said some haters of power metal, that's not your case sonic. I know that power metal is cheesy but that's part of it's identity and charm. Besides a lot of bands like angra, iced earth, theocracy and blind guardian is different from the melodic side of sonata, stratovarius and the cheesy part of hammerfall. Contraty to the belief of some people a lot of power metal is well executed and the genre itself has a notable amount of diversity. The prog and symphonic side of the genre is notable and enjoyable

Lol an album made by panic at the disco with 4,5, lol. They are untalented, cheesy, uncreative, they made some of the worst rippoffs of the beatles and queen seen by the mankind and they're gayer than the village people.

"It's ok though because Circle Takes the Square and La Dispute are the epitome of music and they aren't cheesy in the slightest."

hehe

"Lol an album made by panic at the disco with 4,5, lol. They are untalented, cheesy, uncreative, they made some of the worst rippoffs of the beatles and queen seen by the mankind and they're gayer than the village people."